Seeking a Summer Student – Communications Assistant

The BC Cattlemen’s Association is hiring a summer Communications Assistant to coordinate and distribute digital communications including creating content for websites and social media platforms. The Communications Assistant will also write stories for Beef in BC magazine, prepare print documents such as promotional and marketing materials, as well as create PowerPoint presentations.

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BCCA AGM & Convention Update

The North Okanagan Livestock Association, this year's host for the AGM & Convention, has an exciting agendafor the conference:

• Keynote speakers both days - Friday is Dr. Jody Carrington and Saturday is Jamie Kerr with Canfax
• Friday morning features agri-tech demos with 5 companies on drone technology, electric fences, watering systems and cattle data management
• Friday afternoon break out sessions focus on soil health, beef herd nutrition, succession planning, marketing diversification, research, beef advocacy and certification, recognition and rewards
• Friday evening BCCA welcomes Hon. Pam Alexis, Minister of Agriculture followed by the Ranch Sustainability Award and the Martin Riedemann live and silent auction
• Saturday presentations include marketing with Bob Lowe & David Haywood-Farmer and a National Panel with Canada Beef, BCRC, CCA, VBP+ and CRSB
• BCCA AGM (the business meeting) is Saturday afternoon from 1:00pm to 4:30pm
• Live music both Friday and Saturday night    
• Companion Tour on Saturday and visits two family owned agri-tourism visits

You won't want to miss this event! We hope to see you there. 

Register Today! 

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Notice to BCCA Members  Notice of BCCA AGM  - Saturday, May 27th  Special Resolution #1 Special Resolution #2   Proposed Bylaws  showing changes  Resolutions  Register Note: A virtual option is available for the AGM (business meeting) only.

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More Funding & Seats for Veterinary Students from BC

On Thursday, March 23, 2023, the Province announced their plans to "permanently double the number of subsidized seats for B.C. veterinary students attending the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) at the University of Saskatchewan." This funding increases the seats from 20 to 40.   We were pleased to have BCCA Vice-President Werner Stump participate in the announcement. Thank you to Ministers Selina Robinson, Pam Alexis and Andrew Mercier. To learn more about the funding, you can read the announcement here. 

Photos courtesy of Province of British Columbia

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Province Announces Food Security Funding

On Tuesday March 7, 2023, the Province announced $200 million to increase availability of affordable, local food.  The announcement highlights the Ministry of Agriculture and Food's  investment in: 

• strengthening BC's food supply chain
• expanding local food production 
• growing agricultural businesses 
• supporting resiliency to the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events
• improving availability and cost of food for Indigenous communities
  

Read more from the Province here

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Beef Cattle Industry Development Fund Closed

The Beef Cattle Industry Development Fund (BCIDF) is closed for this year. We look forward to accepting applications again in the Spring of 2024

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Be a part of the BC's Forage and Cattle Living Labs project

The BCCA is partnering with a number of other agriculture groups in the BC Living Lab project. They are looking for some sponsor farms to do some testing.  details here

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 Temporary Foreign Worker Webinar

BC Cattlemen's Association hosted a webinar on Temporary Foreign Workers featuring Reg Ens and Veronica Moreno with WALI and rancher Pam Krause.   Watch it here

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BCCA 2022-2023 Board of Directors